So how did our good friend Earl come to be the face of Uncle Earl’s Machinist Soap?

“They sent me a couple of bars and some foam, so I tried it,” he said. “It had a nice orange scent that I really liked. And it does a really good job of getting grease off your hands.”

He confesses to being surprised when we asked him for permission to use his likeness on the label. “I was reluctant,” he admitted, “but this soap really cleans up well.” So that’s the story of Uncle Earl and how he got into the soap business.

His guide in any design was the pragmatic, and his instinct was always frugal. He made sure not to waste anything, and he designed for safety and simplicity, and he thought long term. We had the honor of working with him long ago, and thought that naming our soap after him would be one way we could honor both him, and what he stands for.

That’s the philosophy of Earl, and that’s the philosophy behind Uncle Earl’s Soap. Thanks for reading, and if you have any questions for Earl, e-mail them to us and we’ll make sure he gets them.